São Tomé

São Tomé is the capital of the African island nation of São Tomé and Príncipe and the capital of the province of São Tomé and the district Água Grande. The city is named after St. Thomas the Apostle. The official language is Portuguese, with a relatively large Creole minority.

The port city is located on the northeast coast of the island of São Tomé in the Gulf of Guinea. From here, mainly agricultural products such as bananas, cocoa and copra are exported.

The city had 53,300 inhabitants in 2004. There is an international airport and a few plants of light industry, producing among other things, bricks, soap and beverages.

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Presidential palace in São Tomé